Number 5 pick: Club football team of the decade

Meath club football has been renowned for producing some outstanding players that would hold down a place on any team in the country.

Royal County Meath Yearbook has acknowledged these talented players every year when picking the Football Team of the Year. 

With no resumption of action on the horizon due to Covid-19 we will with your assistance pick our Club Football Team of the Decade taking one position at a time.

It’s on to the half back line.

Players picked in that position since 2010

2010 Donal Keogan Rathkenny

2011 Ciaran Ellis Donaghmore Ashbourne

2012 Michael Foley Na Fianna

2013 Padhraig Geraghty Summerhill

2014 Seamus Lavin Dunboyne

2015 Cathal Finn Dunboyne

2016 Darragh McGovern Donaghmore Ashbourne

2017 Padhraig Geraghty Summerhill

2018 Mickey Burke Longwood

2019 Darragh O Griofa Clann na nGael

Padhraig Geraghty was picked in this position in 2013 and 2017. Seamus Lavin has already been nominated in the Number 2 pick. Anyone of the nine nominated, including All Star nominee Donal Keogan and former county star Mickey Burke and country, would be at home in the number 5 jersey

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The story so far

Goalkeeper: 2010 Cillian Comaskey Carnaross, 2011 Tony McDonnell Summerhill, 2012 Marcas Brennan O’Mahonys, 2013 Shane Geraghty Na Fianna, 2014 Jack Hannigan Donaghmore Ashbourne, 2015 Marcas Brennan O’Mahonys, 2016 Robbie Burlingham Simonstown, 2017 Liam Hogan Curraha, 2018 Cian Flynn Dunboyne, 2019 Shane Duffy Ratoath

Number 2: 2010 Mark Jordan Skryne, 2011 Davy Dalton Summerhill, 2012 Stephen O’Toole O’Mahonys, 2013 Stephen O’Brien Ratoath, 2014 Conor Carton Donaghmore Ashbourne, 2015 James Reilly O’Mahonys, 2016 Shane Gallagher Simonstown, 2017 Shane Gallagher Simonstown, 2018 Seamus Lavin Dunboyne, 2019 Shane Gallagher Simonstown

Fullback: 2010 David Gallagher Dunboyne, 2011 Kenny McTigue Dunshaughlin, 2012 Niall McKeigue O’Mahonys, 2013 Caolan Young Summerhill, 2014 Niall McKeigue O’Mahonys, 2015 Conor McGill Ratoath, 2016 James Colgan Donaghmore Ashbourne, 2017 Stephen Moran Simonstown, 2018 Barry Smith Gaeil Colmcille, 2019 Conor McGill Ratoath

Number 4:  2010 Cormac McGill Donoghmore Ashbourne, 2011 Michael Ahern Dunshaughlin, 2012 Diarmuid Bailey Na Fianna, 2013 Peter Carry Drumbaragh, 2014 Benji Smith Ballinlough, 2015 Darragh Smyth O’Mahonys, 2016 Aaron Newman  Dunderry, 2017 Niall Murphy Curraha, 2018 Shane McEntee Dunboyne, 2019 Ronan Ryan Summerhill

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